A six-week internship in New Zealand transformed Lauren Riggs’ understanding of mental health, blending hands-on clinical work with deep cultural immersion. From learning Māori approaches to well-being to serving underserved communities in Auckland, her experience shows how global perspectives can shape more compassionate, inclusive mental health care—and inspire future psychologists to think beyond borders.
UC Davis Global Affairs invited UC Davis Athletics as its inaugural guest to the unit's Inclusive Professional Development Brown Bag Series program where Global Affairs staff members learn about ways to incorporate key learnings from partners on campus that exemplify what it means to empower globally conscious work.
When it comes to resilience, Andrea Solis Olguin clearly embodies it. As a recent UC Davis graduate with a B.S. in civil engineering and a minor in sustainability in the built environment, Solis carries the weight and strength of various identities: she was a reentry student, an international student, and a transfer student. She is also an engineer, a photographer, a storyteller, and a mosaic of lived experiences.
An article by Provost Croughan for the Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA) on the importance of global learning. Writing from both a professional and personal perspective, she reflects on the lasting value of international education and its impact on students, faculty, staff, and collaborators.
Over the past five years, UC Davis has served as co-lead of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities APWiL Mentoring Program, supporting nearly 400 participants from more than 30 APRU member universities.
